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Benefits of Greening

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Some of the benefits – environmental and economical – to industries reducing the toxic substances they use and create.

Companies that reduce their use and creation of toxic substances can:

  • save money by improving efficiencies
  • improve their market position with greener products
  • reduce waste disposal costs
  • lower regulatory compliance costs

Reducing toxics in Ontario will not only benefit the environment, it may also:

  • create opportunities to develop new ways of doing business
  • increase consumer demand for newer and greener products
  • create greener jobs
  • better position Ontario to compete in a greening global economy